By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The cost of the Philippines’ main staple, rice, continued its deceleration streak for the second straight month in February 2025 amid the
By: Jordeene B. Lagare. MANILA, Philippines – The country’s rice imports are expected to decline this year but remain large enough to drive down the selling prices of local
The Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994 (Act 522) does not have clear provisions for prosecuting people involved in the 50-year-old practice of mixing imported white rice and local
Nyein Nyein. Indonesia is the largest importer of Myanmar’s rice, with over 600,000 tonnes in the past ten months of the current financial year 2024-2025 beginning 1 April,
WASHINGTON (Mainichi) — Soaring rice prices in Japan triggered by the “rice upheaval” last summer have surprised Japanese expatriates in the United States, as it
UNB. A consignment of 10, 500 tonnes of parboiled rice arrived at Chattogram Port from India this morning (27 February). Imdad Islam, senior information officer of the Ministry of
Vansh Gupta. In a significant development in regional trade, Bangladesh and Pakistan have officially resumed direct government-to-government trade after a prolonged period of
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, said he is optimistic that with domestic rice production projected to reach up to 34 million tons,
By SHERIDAN MAHAVERA. SERDANG: Tests on samples from bags marked as imported white rice have found that between 45% and 50% of them have been mixed with local grains, says the